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My InterpretationI Agree, it is most deffinatly about his love for a woman and wanting her to truely love him and have him be her everything, i also feel that it's a reaching out to her to confide in him and that maybe he was in a situation where a woman wouldnt open up to him and trust him, especially considering the next song in the album is next girl and the lyrics in that song include "my next girl will be nothing like my ex-girl, it was a painful death now i got a second chance" and "i wanted love, but not for myself, but for the girl so she could love herself" this screams out to me that her not opening up to him ruined the relationship...exactly the same situation i have just been through, and its so dis-heartening and hurtful which is ironic because they dont want to open up to you in fear of getting hurt...

i also agree with mellow about there not being any of the ladys perspective or how she was feeling, but if his situation was anything like mine its hard to know really how someone feels if they dont open up to you.

to perkovich, sure there is sexual lust in there, all guys have that, but thats not solely what its about, like i said before, that is especially the case when you juxtapose it with the next track in the album...

Song MeaningThis song is clearly about God. God is the everlasting light because He is the everlasting God. God is the sheperd that guides us. God is love and love is what makes His train roll. Im not gonna type all the lyrics because its already there but keep God in mind when you read it over again. If you ever read the bible or had someone talk to you about the bible then you would know. It does not have to do with a love of a woman or man but God telling you about Himself that He has a powerful love for you and all.

Isaiah 60: 19-20
19 The sun will no more be your light by day,
nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,
for the LORD will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your glory.
20 Your sun will never set again,
and your moon will wane no more;
the LORD will be your everlasting light,
and your days of sorrow will end.

I LOVE this song. This entire album is incredible. I don't usually try to look for God in every song I listen to, but it does seem blatantly obvious in this one. I agree with what itaintmebabe is saying (and great scripture btw) plus- i think it even more about God's love simply because you can't love someone everlasting...since we don't live forever. And, objectively speaking, its inevitable for our human love to be conditional at times when even we don't expect it to be. Its just nature. Furthermore, I think it slightly weird for Auerbach to be singing about such an incessant love (if it indeed where about him and another person) just before title tracks like "Too Afraid to Love You" or even "Ten Cent Pistol". Perhaps, even if he doesn't believe in God, he starts such an album like this off with a song like this to contrast such types of love. Maybe he's yearns for something like this? Maybe he yearns for something like this from his 'earthly' relationships? Idk- But I still think it highly spiritual.

General Commenti think it's interesting how this song is about the man's love---apparently it's everlasting...or he thinks it is, wants it to be. still there's nothing said about how the lady feels. although i would presume his sentiment's reciprocated, given the upbeat presentation. some musician could really turn some heads by playing this with a heart-break vibe, like a guy pleading his case to a cold heart.

General CommentAgreed the lyrics are straightforward, but surprised nobody's come out and said this song is solely about a dude that wants to love a woman, and I mean LOVE a woman. It's such a pure blues expression of sexual lust. The soundtrack of this man's libido.

General CommentI was pregnant when this album came out, and I sang it almost every day to my unborn baby. At that time in my life, it made more sense to me that the song was from a father to his child than to a lover, especially since the second verse is actually "I'll hold and never scold," rather than, "Your home when there is cold." It's really sweet, actually, when you listen to it from that perspective.